Art Director
Location: US, TX, Austin
Department: Design
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Design

Company profile:
We're an emerging technology agency, and we build breakthrough products through user-centered design. We're building a team of the brightest minds in creative, engineering, and business because we love working with smart people. 

Job description:
You love clients and getting to be a conduit for communication. You love what feels like magic when something beautiful is created to solve a business goal and meet a user’s need. You love working with other designers across a variety of projects. You don’t shy away from difficult conversations, and you are a natural mentor.  Creating visual designs in a fast-paced environment means bringing a strong voice, an efficiency of speed, and an eye for critiquing. Our environment calls for extreme communication, enthusiasm and empathy. As the Art Director, you understand that we have no time for divas or wannabe superheroes. You understand that success is determined by the strength of your team as a whole, and it’s essential each member carry his/her weight.As the Art Director, you’ll work closely with clients across a variety of verticals in both the consumer and enterprise space. These projects should push you outside of your comfort zone, while your industry experience will be utilized to help shape the future of Mutual Mobile’s design team.You will:Lead work across 1 - 2 key accountsDefine projects in terms of scope, schedule and roadmap with other Account team leadsPromote and perfect the integration of agile techniques into the design processWork with diverse teams to divide work and stay focused on the big pictureParticipate in Business Development pursuits and pitchesWork to help define the design processCoach and mentor other designers to help them progress their career development

Requirements:
Here are our firm requirements for the role:3+ years of interactive visual design experienceStrong conceptual skills and the desire to solve complex design problemsEnough technical experience that you can comfortably express and react to the technical and user interface limits of mobile and touch interfacesExperience working with a Lean UX process in an agile environmentExpert level knowledge of relevant industry toolsStrong ability to guide and mentor junior designersStrong communication skills to effectively interact with clients and internal teamsAbility to work autonomously under tight deadlines on multiple projectsExperience to set the look and feel for large-scale mobile applicationsNot required, but awesome: 2 years as an Art Director at a top digital agency or similar roleInteraction Design skills (wireframing, prototyping, research)Basic HTML, Javascript and CSS skills (for prototyping)  Experience managing and mentoring other designersApplicants must provide a portfolio with examples of mobile work.

Benefits:
Why work for Mutual Mobile? We craft beautiful mobile interfaces and solve complex software challenges. Clients such as Audi, Cisco, Jaguar Land Rover and Google come to us for our deep experience in mobile--from establishing a mobile strategy that provides impactful business value, to building those solutions from the ground up. We bring together the brightest minds in creative, engineering, and business to deliver solutions that actually matter.